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noun
A type of irregular marriage in where a couple living together for a long time period were regarded by their community as being married, even without a formal ceremony, granting them similar legal rights to formally married couples.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, dated
Topics: law
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